Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2506 | 1977 | 1654 | 1411 | 1212 | 1014 | 818 | 683 | 564 | 547 | 378 | 425 | 356 | 351 | 269 | 236 | 173 | 133 | 153 | 191 | 187 | 177 | 139 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.65m | 4:25PM1.80m | 4:40AM1.65m | 5:06PM1.80m | 5:22AM1.64m | 5:48PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.35m | 10:40PM0.41m | 10:48AM0.34m | 11:23PM0.40m | 11:31AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2506 | 1977 | 1654 | 1411 | 1212 | 1014 | 818 | 683 | 564 | 547 | 378 | 425 | 356 | 351 | 269 | 236 | 120 | 133 | 153 | 191 | 187 | 177 | 139 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 255 | 200 | 160 | 160 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 173 | 123 | 123 | 93 | 96 | 89 | 36 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 24 | 83 | 108 | 63 | 44 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 49 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 19 | — | 14 | 14 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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